Obituaries
Michael "Mick" Watkins
Sep 8, 2023
Michael (Mick) L Watkins was born in Seattle, Washington on June 13, 1951, to Keith Watkins and Rosalie (Durham) Watkins.
Born the second of five children, Mick was fiercely independent, with a playfully antagonistic sense of humor, mechanical mind, and entrepreneurial spirit. As a high school student at Santiago High School, in Garden Grove, California, class of 1969, he was...
Gerald Lee Shaver Sr.
Aug 31, 2023
Gerald Lee Shaver Sr., age 85, of Lamar, Missouri passed away August 31, 2023, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Gerald was born December 1, 1937 in Arcadia, Kansas to George Buel Shaver and Mary Barbara (Trautwein) Shaver. Gerald married Thelma Jeanne Talbott on July 18, 1954 and this union resulted in four children, Ivy Jean, Lee Jr., Joe and...
Geraldine Fay Stump
Aug 20, 2023
Geraldine Fay Stump, age 89, of Golden City, Missouri passed away August 20, 2023.
Geraldine was born July 24, 1934 in Deerfield, Missouri to Harold Divine and Ivy (Hagens) Divine. On February 5, 1953, Geraldine married Richard Levi Stump in Bentonville, Arkansas and together they had four children; Leon, Dennis, Roy and Gayle. Geraldine was a stay-at-home mom.
Survivors include...
Charles Clark Hamman IV
Aug 18, 2023
Charles Clark Hamman IV, of Golden City, Missouri passed away August 18, 2023 at the age of 57. Charles was born on November 14th, 1965 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to father, Charles C. Hamman III and mother, Susan Martin Hamman. He was the only boy, with one older sister and two younger ones. Charles graduated from Kubasaki High School...
Lary Gale Higgins
Aug 12, 2023
Lary Gale Higgins, age 79, of Rural Dade County, Missouri passed away in the early morning of August 12, 2023, with the love of his life by his side. Lary was born August 25, 1943 to Gale (Clarence) and Nellie Mae (Cones) Higgins. Lary was an only child but spent his childhood surrounded by his cousins. Hunting, fishing and...
Kimberly "Kim" Sue Chaligoj
Aug 11, 2023
Kimberly Sue Chaligoj was born on July 22, 1966 to Larry and Vallie Cook in Wurzburg, Germany. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 11, 2023 at her home in Jasper, Missouri.
Kim graduated from Jasper High School in 1984. After high school, she was blessed with her first daughter, Kadey Emelyn Cook in 1985....
Joseph "Joe" Brewer
Aug 5, 2023
Joseph Lynn Brewer, age 68, of Golden City, Missouri passed away August 5, 2023, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Joe was born June 4, 1955 in Hawarden, Iowa to Lyle John Brewer and Phyllis Jean (Dewey) Brewer. Joe graduated from Golden City High School in 1973. On June 29, 1984, Joe married Sherry Pennell at Pleasant View Baptist Church,...
Katharina "Kathy" Lucille Penner
Aug 4, 2023
Katharina "Kathy" Lucille Penner, age 55, of Lamar, Missouri passed away August 4, 2023, at her home in Lamar, MO.
Kathy was born September 14, 1967 in Carthage, Missouri to Franz Herman Penner and Marion L. McGinness. Kathy graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1986. Kathy volunteered most of her time at Good Samaritan Shop in Lamar,...
Josephine "Jo" Ellen Dunagan
Aug 3, 2023
Josephine "Jo" Ellen Dunagan, age 77, of Golden City, Missouri passed away August 3, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Jo was born January 15, 1946 in Fort Worth, Texas to Willie Mark Ewing and Edna Mae (Neal) Ewing. On December 20, 1973, Jo married Sherrill Lee Dunagan, he preceded her death in 1993. Jo was a housewife, who loved...
Rick Hampton
Jul 20, 2023
Ricky Lynn Hampton, age 67, of Lamar, Missouri passed away July 20, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Rick was born July 19,1956 in Kennett, Missouri to John W Hampton and Erma Mae (Mitchell) Hampton. On July 26, 1998, Rick married Debbie Jean Mason in Lamar, Missouri. Rick was self-employed as a contractor. He loved working in his yard and...
Barbara Rader
Jul 18, 2023
Barbara Elaine Rader, age 77, of Jasper, Missouri passed away July 18, 2023. Barbara was born April 27, 1946 in Kirksville, Missouri to Leslie Roberts and Avis Pauline (McCracken) Roberts. Barbara graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1964. On May 9, 1975, Barbara married Robert Elbert Rader in Miami, Oklahoma. Barbara was a house-wife and stay-at-home mom.
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Marno Patterson
Jul 12, 2023
Marno Marie Patterson, age 80, of Lamar, Missouri passed away July 12, 2023, at Good Shepherd Community Care in Lockwood, Missouri after a short but brutal battle with dementia. Marno was born August 31, 1942 in Springfield, Missouri to Joseph Clemens Muyers and Viva Marie (Marshall) Muyers. She lived in Halltown, Missouri as a young child and moved to Golden...
Dennis Barnum
Jul 4, 2023
Dennis Leroy Barnum, age 69, of Lamar, Missouri passed away July 4, 2023.
Dennis was born November 14, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri to Orval Thomas Barnum and Venita Ann (Kirk) Barnum. Dennis graduated from Eldorado Springs, Missouri High School in the class of 1973.
He attended trucking school in Neosho, Missouri. Dennis was a truck driver for CFI and...
Norma Kathryn Frieden
Jul 4, 2023
Norma Kathryn Frieden, age 87, of Lamar, Missouri passed away July 4, 2023, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Norma was born November 5, 1935 to Jerry Ambrose Collins and Dorris Laurena (Caruthers) Collins. On November 16, 1956, Norma married Gary Allen Frieden in Lamar, MO., they celebrated nearly 67 years of marriage. Norma was born in Kansas City, Missouri....
Wilma Jean Gilbert
Jul 1, 2023
Wilma Jean Gilbert, age 86, of Lamar, Missouri passed away July 1, 2023, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Wilma was born March 14, 1937 in Joplin, MO to Sidney Earl Percy and Dillia Josephine (Baston) Percy. Wilma was a retired elementary school secretary.
Survivors include one son, Mark Gilbert and his wife Rhonda; one daughter-in-law, Gwen Gilbert; three grandchildren, Mandy...
Laura Faye Hammons
Jun 30, 2023
Laura Faye Hammons, age 88, of Lamar, Missouri passed away June 30, 2023, at Good Shepherd Community Care in Lockwood, Missouri.
Laura was born September 30, 1934 in Eldorado Springs, Missouri to Harry Pruet Esry and Mildred Leona (Sumner) Esry. Laura was a 1952 graduate of Eldorado Springs High School. She and Junior were married October 3, 1954, at...
Charles M. Schlichting
Jun 29, 2023
Charles M. Schlichting, age 71, of Jasper, Missouri passed away June 29, 2023. Charles was born January 8, 1952 in rural Jasper County to Reynold Adolph Schlichting and Naoma Irene (Atkinson) Schlichting. Charles graduated from Lamar High School in the class of 1970. On May 5, 1973, Charles married Rebecca Ann Neibrook in Carthage, Missouri. Charles worked as a mechanic for...
Joseph (Joe) Otis Bartlett
Jun 23, 2023
Joseph "Joe" Otis Bartlett, age 79, of Lamar, Missouri passed away June 23, 2023, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Joe was born December 23, 1943, in Carthage, MO to Clyde Raymond Bartlett and Louise Lorene (Adams) Bartlett. Joe attended a one room schoolhouse, Golden City grade school, and graduated from Golden City High School in the class of 1960....
Douglas (Doug) Robertson
Jun 22, 2023
Douglas "Doug" Dean Robertson, age 64, of Monett, Missouri passed away June 22, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. Doug was born December 28, 1958 to Darrell Dean Robertson and Barbara Levatious (Williams) Robertson. On January 23, 1988, Doug married Stevi Alice Stevens in Lamar, MO. Doug worked for his parents at the Robertson Dairy Farm then took over the...
Karen Kay Johnson
Jun 22, 2023
Karen Kay Johnson, age 77, of Liberal, Missouri passed away June 22, 2023, at her home. Karen was born August 12, 1945 at Burge Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was adopted by Edgar and Laurine Beachler when she was only 15 days old. She attended and graduated from Hillcrest High School in Springfield, MO. Karen was what some would call a...
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